BRING YOUR LANDSCAPE TO LIFE
Based in Fort Collins, Habitat Guild is a full-service, premium landscape company providing design, build, and care services in Northern Colorado. We specialize in the artful craft of naturalized landscapes through an ecological lens.
We offer expertise in native plants and habitat creation, regionally sourced materials, and organic landscape practices.
Through creating water-wise regenerative landscapes (including xeriscapes), providing living wages for our staff, and being committed to sustainability and transparency in our business and practice, our services support the health of the environment and the health of our community. Advancing the industry, our approach provides holistic landscape solutions to a dwindling water supply and loss of biodiversity. Our landscapes provide critical ecosystem functions while cultivating beautiful outdoor sanctuaries where you can reconnect and recharge.
…are more than just gardens or outdoor spaces; they represent a holistic approach to land management and design that seeks to restore and enhance the ecological health of an area. By harnessing principles of ecology, permaculture, and sustainable design, our landscapes aim to improve soil health, increase biodiversity, conserve water, and reduce environmental impact.
Unlike traditional landscaping practices that can often degrade the environment, regenerative landscapes and smaller scale gardens, are designed to actively enhance the health and functionality of ecosystems. By mimicking natural processes and using cutting-edge ecological knowledge, this approach to landscape fosters self-sustaining systems that thrive without the need for constant human intervention.
Beneficial ecological design is a growing movement around the world that has had a slow start in Northern Colorado; we take pride in being a regional leader in designing and installing these unique and productive spaces. We build in Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Timnath, Wellington, Berthoud and surrounding areas.
BENEFITS OF OUR APPROACH
Water conservation
We help to minimize your landscape water use while improving local water quality, and helping to reduce the strain on local water supply. This is a win-win that decreases your water bill!
Regenerate biodiversity
The emphasis on native plants and creating diverse habitats leads to thriving, connected, local ecosystems, supporting a wide range of plant and animal species. You’ll attract more pollinators, birds, and other beneficial wildlife to your home.
Human wellness
Native gardens typically require less inputs than traditional landscaping, whether it be time maintaining them, water, or fertilizer, giving you more time and saving money to enjoy the benefits of being in nature in your own backyard, all while knowing your landscape benefits the local community.
Aesthetic appeal
Seasonal color, check. Texture, check. Interesting form, check. Regenerative landscapes are visually stunning, showcasing the beauty of native plants and providing tranquil spaces year-round for relaxation and reflection.
Climate change mitigation
By sequestering carbon in the soil and promoting the growth of vegetation, our practices contribute to mitigating climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Our Landscape services
Design
Organize and plan your vision.
Our landscape design, planning, and consulting services are focused on prioritizing your goals while providing expert guidance on the elements of your landscape; hardscape, softscape, irrigation, and plant material.
Build
Bring your landscape to life.
Through landscape construction and implementation, we install hardscape (paver patios, boulders, pathways, stepping stones, etc.), softscape (garden bed creation, xeriscaping, alternative lawns, soil amending, etc.), irrigation systems, and free-standing wooden structures (pergolas, arbors, privacy screens, etc).
care
Maintain and steward your land.
To support our clients’ thriving landscapes, we offer organic and pesticide-free fine gardening and routine care (weeding, pruning, etc), spring clean-ups, and irrigation troubleshooting as needed.
WHY PLANT NATIVE?
Not all plants are created equal. In response to widespread drought and decreasing water supplies, the decline of pollinator and songbird populations, as well as rapid loss of biodiversity and natural habitat, homeowners, developers, and municipalities alike have been looking for landscape alternatives to traditional thirsty bluegrass lawns, and the rampant use of harmful pesticides.
Not only are native plants desirable for homeowner needs (i.e meet low water requirements, are low maintenance, and provide color and beauty throughout the year) they also provide vital building blocks of ecosystem function. Native plants help build habitat - food, cover, and places to raise young - that beneficial insects and songbirds need to survive. Why? Simply put, these are the flora (plants) and fauna (animals) that have coevolved with one another over millenia. They are interdependent. No matter the size of your project, your property can bolster critical habitat connectivity, promote health, and work toward restoring biodiversity.
Dig deeper into the research from some of our favorite habitat certification programs (Audubon’s Habitat Hero, Homegrown National Park, National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat, People & Pollinators Action Network Pollinator Safe Pledge, and Xerces Society Pollinator Protection Pledge). If you strive to implement any of these programs, our landscape services will help you qualify.
